The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-04-08
WILLIAM 7. HOLMAN,
THE GREAT "OBJECTOR" OF THE
HOUSE
Thinks the Next Great Issue Will
Be Reduction Of Taxes
The Presidency.

"a man, OF INDIANA. Judge hoimhn
al fret election TO Congress occurred
/, nearly thirty years az He has served
III his constituents as Q Representative
on almost continuously ever since. Judge
~ Holman is known to the world as the
ou 'great objector" of the Congressional
body. The sobriquet was conferred
III upon him from his habit OF objecticg
II to measures which in his judgment
embodied 81 bs" or were calculated
Il 10 entail needless expense upon the
2Ol Fedora Treasury. By following this
" course the Judge has made himself a
III terror to the evil disposed, and he is
al probably by this class of people more
81 generally disliked than any Of bis
al contemporaries past or present. But,
81 on the other hand, the Indiana
"a statesman has gained a reputation
IN for integrity and rigid economy in
the expenditure of public money that
81 has won for him the confidence OF all
III honest men as we'll as the respect of
ii his enemies. Judge Holman is one OF
NJ the few distinguished members Of
III Congress remaining in the city. He
al was asked by Herald correspondent
NJ this evening if it was true that Speak
M or Carlisle would next year remove
81 Mr.. Randall from the charm anship Of
III the Appropriation Committee, as has
II been intimated, and scatter the other
ID members of the committee, including
~ himself and Gen. Forney of Alabama,
al in other directions where they would
81 have less to do with the sppropria-
" tons in the next Congress.
al CARLISLE AND RANDALL.
~ 81 do not think" was Judge Hol-
el mans reply, "that Mr.. Carlisle ever
Il intended to do anything of the kind.
al Mr.. Carlisle is an honest man. He be-
lieves in administering public matters
as economically as Mr.. Randall DIES.
The people of the country have conf,
dence in the Appropriations Commit
. tee Of the House. To wips it out, as
81 has been proposed in some quarters,
II and substitute others and less expe-
rienced men would, in my jud 9ment,
Il bs fatal error. 1t would produce
II great dissatisfaction throughout the
country. Mr.. Randall has been
II charged with holding back the various
III appropriations committed TO us, to an
u tagonize legislation he does not ap-
q prove. | cannot understand how such
2 stories originate. In this case it has
absolutely no foundation in fact. The
Al appropriation bills az you know are
n divided among the various subcom-
mtt9es of the Appropriations Com
u mittee. For example, last winter Mr..
] Randall took charge of the sundry
n civil bill. To me was given the ex-
ecutive, judicial and legislative bill.
Mr. Burns of Missouri, was given the de-
n fCienGy bill and 80 on, Mr.. Randall
u made the chairman of each subcom-
mittee responsible for the bill placed
i in his charge. The sundry civil, Mr..
L RAndalPe own bill, was reported I'M
l usually early, and, notwithstanding
the shortaess OF the session, was re-
Il ported to the House two months be-
1 fore adjournment. He did his work
4 more promptly than any of US, and 1
remember distinctly that he kept hur-
rying US up all winter in order that
there might be no delay in having
them passed before March 4th.
i ''Then, in your opinion, Mr.. Ran.
Il dali will remain in exactly bis present
position in the Fftieth Oongrets?"
i Undoubtedly. do not think Mr..
Carlisle, Who will no doubt be re-
i elected Speaker, can be Influenced by
II MI l6hnudtl iutO pulblnk
him elsewhere. He is pre-eminently
i fitted for the chairmsnship of the APP
preparation Committee, and there the
\ Speaker will keep him."
DEMOCRATIC ISSUES.
i "Whst will the Democratic major
4 ity do in the next Congress in The
way Of important legislation ?"
sit will, beyond question, pass some
measure looking 10 a reduction of
Il taxes and to the consequent decrease
OF the surplus in the Treasury. We
have already sufficient balance in
the Treasury to redeem the three per
cents and leave something over. More
over, you must not forget that the sur
plus is piliDg up at the rate of from
eight 70 twelve millions a month.
You can see for Yourself what sum
it will amount to by even next De-
cember. Than, again, the Secretary
OF the Treasury holdslsrge amounts for
specific purposes. Such, for instance,
as the S100,000,000 for the redemp.
ton of the greenbscks, etc. The sit
uation next winter will be full of peril
and something must be done to relieve
it. The abolition of the tax on tobacco
would reduce the surplus $26, COO 600,
and 80 per cent. reduction of the
sugar tax would further lessen it by
$26,000,000 more. The withdrawal of
the tax on tobacco would be meas.
ure very satisfactory TO the people OF
the South and West, whers most of
that article is from. The people of
the country regard it as great hard
ship that the government should inn
pose taxation where it is not actually
needed"
"Upon what platform do you think
the Democrats will stand in the next
presidential election?"
"Our platform, think, will be sub
stan'ially the same as that OF three
years ago, except that the feeling in
favor Of revenue reform will be more
decided, while protection, as an ele.
ment Of political policy, will not be 30
conspicuous. The revenue reform
sentiment in the Northwest has grown
very rapidly OF late, although as an
offset to this such OF the Southern
States az Georgia, Alabama and Ten
nessee, are wheeling more into the
protection column as their coal and
iron fields develop. | don't think,
however, that the tariff will cut any
more OF figure in 1888 then it did in
18S4-not 80 much, probably. The
principal issue will be the retention
in power of the party of honest
methods or the reinstatement OF the
party of extravaganza and corruption,
To my mind thsre is no doubt OF the
result"
THE PRESIDENCY.
"Hov will Indiana cast her vote in
1887"
"Indiana will give any Democrat
from 10000 to $1,000 majority. We
have some local dissensioDs among us
that it will be well not TO overlook
but these do not think will affect the